Airport hotel to be the UK's greenest
12.09.10
The new East Midlands Airport hotel will be the UK's greenest. The £22m Radisson Blu Hotel is being built by airport owner MAG in partnership with the specialist hotel investment firm Azure Property, and is scheduled to open next summer. It has been awarded one of the highest ever BREEAM marks, a widely used method to assess a building’s environmental performance.
The hotel has been awarded a score of 76.2% - well above the BREEAM Excellent benchmark of 70%. The hotel will also be compliant with proposed changes to the current part L Building Regulations, which focus on improving buildings’ energy efficiency. The contruction also incorporates a number of Sustainable Techniques to deliver a BREEAM Excellent facility.
The hotel will be operated by Azure under Rezidor Hote’s up-market brand, Radisson Blu. It will offer premium facilities including 8 executive suites, a full service restaurant and bar, extensive events and conferencing facilities, high-speed internet access for all guests and meeting delegates; plus full health and leisure facilities including a swimming pool, sauna and steam rooms.
A highly visible and distinctive hotel, the Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport will be 800 meters from the terminal, 5 stories high and set alongside the M1, the UK’s busiest motorway.
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